Lucian Freud Drawings Portraits
He was born in berlin the grandson of the revolutionary psychologist sigmund freud and the son of an architect ernst freud and an art historian lucie brasch.
Lucian freud drawings portraits. List of works featured works 7 all artworks by date 1 10 283 all artworks by date 10 1 283 all artworks by name 283 styles contemporary realism 15 expressionism 244 surrealism 24 genres. Freud was one of the great self portraitists of the 20 th century. Lucian michael freud om ch f r ɔɪ d.
8 december 1922 20 july 2011 was a british painter and draughtsman specialising in figurative art and is known as one of the foremost 20th century portraitists. Freud and the grandson of sigmund freud freud got his first name lucian from his mother in memory of the ancient writer. The works in lucian freud drawings range from intimate portraits of freud s family and friends to landscapes and studies of animals.
Lucian freud was a british artist famous for his portraits and self portraits painted in an expressive neo figurative style. List of works all artworks by date 1 10. He painted himself obsessively.
He was born in berlin the son of jewish architect ernst l. While it may lack the range of rembrandt van gogh or schiele freud s self portraits form one of the most complete visual autobiographies of any painter yielding insight into the self absorption and relentless drive that fueled the artist.
